Saturday’s Mystery eBooks
The Crystal Crypt
by Fiona Veitch Smith
Rating: 4.4 #ad
Reporter sleuth Poppy Denby is asked to investigate the mysterious death of an up-and-coming female scientist in an Oxford laboratory known as the Crystal Crypt. The official verdict is that Dr June Leighton died in a tragic accident, but Dr Leighton’s lab assistant believes it was murder. However, when Poppy discovers that the colleague has spent time in a mental institution and has an unresolved murder in her own past, Poppy wonders if she is being misled. But then, another female academic is attacked, and Poppy herself becomes a target.
Dragon Sparks
by Lea Carter
Rating: 4.6 #ad
Nothing ever happens in Herrixka. That’s part of what drew Leuna back after she completed her medical training. She just wants to catalogue the local flora, tend scraped knees, and live quietly. Her peaceful life is upended by the arrival of a dark-skinned stranger from the land of Marroi who has no memories. While treating him, she discovers that he has an extremely rare and dangerous condition–mind fevers. He saved her life, but can she save his? Or is he doomed to insanity? **Story includes a field-dressing scene.
The Secret of Adam Grey
by Amy Cross
Rating: 5.0 #ad
Brand new Release
The year is 1782, and Crowford is a town of danger and intrigue. Smugglers are running riot, controlling the streets as they move their contraband from the beach to the shadows. Drunks and murderers fill the inns, threatening danger to anyone who dares disrupt their hushed conversations. Blood flows freely.
And above all this madness hangs the constant fear of soldiers arriving from London to visit their own blend of violence and terror upon the town.
Adam Grey is a man on a mission. Equally comfortable with the dregs of society and the richest aristocrats, he moves between two worlds, constantly trying to keep his plans in motion…
Deep Focus
by Gloria Repp
Rating: 4.6 #ad
A scheming woman.
A man she can’t fathom.
A mystery that endangers her career.
Is this how God answers Lindsey’s prayers?
Lindsey Dumont, photographer, travels to the rugged coast of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula to finish her photo essay on a rare breed of Makah dogs. But disaster looms for her project, and she decides to fight back. Now she must confront the man who deceived her and unravel a threatening mystery.
Clash of Eagles
by Alan Smale
Rating: 4.2 #ad
Perfect for fans of action-adventure and historical fiction – including novels by such authors as Bernard Cornwell, Steve Berry, Naomi Novik, and Harry Turtledove – this stunning work of alternate history imagines a world in which the Roman Empire has not fallen and the North American continent has just been discovered. In the year 1218 AD, transported by Norse longboats, a Roman legion crosses the great ocean, enters an endless wilderness, and faces a cataclysmic clash of worlds, cultures, and warriors.
Ever hungry for land and gold, the Emperor has sent Praetor Gaius Marcellinus and the 33rd Roman Legion into the newly discovered lands of North America. Marcellinus and his men expect easy victory over the native inhabitants, but on the shores of a vast river the Legion clashes with a unique civilization armed with weapons and strategies no Roman has ever imagined.
Robert Ludlum’s
by Douglas Corleone
Rating: 4.1 #ad
Prominent U.S. Senator James Wyckoff hires former government agents-turned-private security consultants Janson and Kincaid to locate his teenage son Gregory. Gregory’s girlfriend Lynell has been found strangled in a Seoul hotel, and Gregory has fled the city to avoid being arrested for the crime. But Senator Wyckoff insists that his son is innocent, suggesting that Lynell, who was a translator, may have been murdered because of something she overheard at a recent international conference. And when Janson and Kincaid realize they’re being hunted by an assassin, they suspect that this crime–and the cover-up–were orchestrated by a shadowy unit of the U.S. State Department as part of a larger plot to provoke violence between North and South Korea.
Papa and the Little Queen
by Kathleen Vincenz, Daniel Vincenz
Rating: 5.0 #ad
Four-year-old Thérèse skipped to the garden to tell her papa she has learned to read her first word, Heaven. After a make-believe tea party, they head for a walk through the city of Lisieux to celebrate. Along the way, Therese and Papa meet many people and share their simple, joyous love for God and each other. When it begins to rain, they hurry home but not before Therese learns that God and Heaven are always near.
A delightful story that illustrates the joy and faith exuded by St. Thérèse, Michelle Buckman, award-winning writer and editor.
Life after Life
by Beatrice Brunner
Rating: 4.2 #ad
In this book 12 deceased human beings describe their initial experiences and encounters in the beyond. These personal accounts, transmitted through the Swiss deep trance medium Beatrice Brunner, are impressive testimonies of the continuation of life after death and provide revealing insights into the world that awaits us. Each of these accounts gives us information which goes far beyond what has been ascertained by classical thanatology.
“My name is Mathys … When I arrived here in the beyond, I was astonished at the reception I was given. My parents, who had returned to the spirit world a long time before, came to greet me and were overjoyed to see me. ‘Now you need never worry again about your daily bread!’ they told me.”
Friday’s Mystery eBooks
Southern Discomfort
by Caroline Fardig
Rating: 4.2 #ad
Southern hospitality meets deadly deception in the start of a charming new mystery series from the USA Today bestselling author of the Java Jive novels.
Quinn Bellandini loves her life in Savannah, Georgia, where she runs her grandfather’s B&B with her sister, Delilah. From baking fresh scones and serving up grits every morning to ensuring the guests see the best of their historic city, Quinn can’t imagine doing anything else—even if it means dealing with nuisances like the occasional malfunctioning commode. But when Quinn drops by the local restaurant owned by her friend Drew Green, and stumbles upon a murder, her whole world comes crashing down.
Buried Sins
by Marta Perry
Rating: 4.5 #ad
Wanted: Dead or Alive. Had her brand-new husband been involved in something criminal? Before Caroline Hampton could confront him, he was killed in a car crash . . . or so it was claimed.
Unsettling incidents – escalating in danger – warned her he could be very much alive. And so Caroline fled for the safety of her sisters’ Amish country inn. But someone who suspected her – handsome police chief Zachary Burkhalter – was waiting for Caroline. Waiting for her to slip up. And watching her every move. Daring her to trust him with all of the truth.
Broken Rhodes
by Kimber Silver
Rating: 4.7 #ad
Kinsley Rhodes blows into Harlow, Kansas like a tornado, twisting Sheriff Lincoln James’ life into knots. Her grandfather has been murdered and she wants answers.
As if the town’s first homicide in twenty years wasn’t enough, the beleaguered sheriff now has to deal with Henry Rhodes’ bobcat of a granddaughter, plunging his life deeper into chaos. As a dark storm threatens, long-held secrets are exposed, placing Kinsley directly in harm’s way.
In a race against time, Lincoln’s prime objective is to discover the killer’s identity before Miss Rhodes becomes the next victim…
Gunmetal Magic
by Ilona Andrews
Rating: 4.6 #ad
After being kicked out of the Order of the Knights of Merciful Aid, Andrea’s whole existence is in shambles. She tries to put herself back together by working for Cutting Edge, a small investigative firm owned by her best friend. When several shapeshifters working for Raphael Medrano—the male alpha of the Clan Bouda, and Andrea’s former lover—die unexpectedly at a dig site, Andrea is assigned to investigate. Now she must work with Raphael as her search for the killer leads into the secret underbelly of supernatural Atlanta. And dealing with her feelings for him might have to take a back seat to saving the world…
A Broken Bone
by Melinda Leigh
Rating: 4.5 #ad
The mysterious death of a local teen leads to a hunt for a killer in the sixth Widow’s Island novella by #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh.
On Widow’s Island, the secrets are dark…and everybody has one. So when Deputy Tessa Black responds to a call about an explosion in a quiet neighborhood, she gets more than she bargained for: the body of a teen who went missing weeks ago.
Until recently, Gavin was living in a reputable foster home. But now that he is found dead—Tessa can’t help but wonder if sinister forces are at play. Who would want to hurt him, and why?
The Shining
by Stephen King
Rating: 4.7 #ad
Jack Torrance’s new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As the off-season caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, he’ll have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. But as the harsh winter weather sets in, the idyllic location feels ever more remote . . . and more sinister. And the only one to notice the strange and terrible forces gathering around the Overlook is Danny Torrance, a uniquely gifted five-year-old.
The Crowded Cosmos
by Hagai Netzer, Ami Ben Bassat
Rating: 4.8 #ad
A comprehensive exploration of our search for life in the cosmos and its implications on understanding where we came from – and where we are headed.
Are we alone in the universe?
In mid-2021, the US Congress was presented with an unprecedented report on possible encounters with objects of unexplained origin, officially dubbed “Unidentified Arial Phenomena.”
With the official backing of scientific and defense communities, the possibility of a cosmos crowded with intelligent life grows ever more likely. But what would intelligent life beyond Earth look like? Could we even begin to comprehend it? How far are we from the definitive answer we’re looking for?